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- The Will of John Bassett late of the Parish of St. Enoder in the Parish of Cornwall Farmer deceased who died 11 June 1858 at St. Enoder aforesaid was proved at Bodmin by the oath of Richard Bassett of St. Columb Major in the said County Farmer the son and Joanna Williams (wife of James Williams of St. Enoder) the daughter.
Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette, Thursday 25 September 1856
An Extraordinary Man
John Bassett, a farmer, of Polmenna, in the parish of St. Enoder, who has lived to see 91 summers, has this year stood in the harvest field as usual, and, with a small reaping-hook, has cut down no less than 190 sheaves of wheat in the short space of 7 hours, and at the same rate he has continued through the harvest. When in the prime of his life, he has been known to cut and bind 200 fagots of furze in one day; also to walk ten miles a-day, and cut and bind one thousand fagots a week. He can see to read small print with out the help of any sort of glass; in short his strength and vigour seem to be unabated, and every faculty perfect.
1851 British Census of Polmena. St. Enoder, Cornwall
John Bassett 85 M Head St. Enoder, Cornwall Farmer 50 acres
Mary 79 F Wife St. Enoder, Cornwall
Joanna Williams 44 F Daughter St. Enoder, Cornwall
James 45 M SonL St. Neot, Cornwall Ag lab
John B. 9 M Grandson St. Enoder, Cornwall School
James 3 M Grandson St. Enoder, Cornwall
Samuel 1 M Grandson St. Enoder, Cornwall
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